9780316154680

When You Are Engulfed in Flames

"David Sedaris's ability to transform the mortification of everyday life into wildly entertaining art," ( The Christian Science Monitor) is elevated to wilder and more entertaining heights than ever in this remarkable new book. Trying to make coffee when the water is shut off, David considers using the water in a vase of flowers and his chain of associations takes him from the French countryside to a hilariously uncomfortable memory of buying drugs in a mobile home in rural North Carolina . In essay after essay, Sedaris proceeds from bizarre conundrums of daily life-having a lozenge fall from your mouth into the lap of a fellow passenger on a plane or armoring the windows with LP covers to protect the house from neurotic songbirds-to the most deeply resonant human truths. Culminating in a brilliant account of his venture to Tokyo in order to quit smoking, David Sedaris's sixth essay collection is a new masterpiece of comic writing from "a writer worth treasuring" ( Seattle Times).

Praise for When You Are Engulfed in Flames:

"Older, wiser, smarter and meaner, Sedaris...defies the odds once again by delivering an intelligent take on the banalities of an absurd life." -- Kirkus Reviews

This latest collection proves that not only does Sedaris still have it, but he's also getting better....Sedaris's best stuff will still--after all this time--move, surprise, and entertain." -- Booklist

Table of Contents:

It's Catching Keeping Up The Understudy This Old House Buddy, Can You Spare a Tie? Road Trips What I Learned That's Amore The Monster Mash In the Waiting Room Solutions to Saturday's Puzzle Adult Figures Charging Toward a Concrete Toadstool Memento Mori All the Beauty You Will Ever Need Town and Country Aerial The Man in the Hut Of Mice and Men April in Paris Crybaby Old Faithful The Smoking Section

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About the Author:

David Sedaris is the author of the books Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Holidays on Ice, Naked, and Barrel Fever. He is a regular contributor to The New Yorker and Public Radio International's "This American Life."

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Book Description Little, Brown Company, United States, 2009. Paperback. Book Condition: New. Reprint. 214 x 138 mm. Language: English Brand New Book. David Sedaris s ability to transform the mortification of everyday life into wildly entertaining art, ( The Christian Science Monitor ) is elevated to wilder and more entertaining heights than ever in this remarkable new book.Trying to make coffee when the water is shut off, David considers using the water in a vase of flowers and his chain of associations takes him from the French countryside to a hilariously uncomfortable memory of buying drugs in a mobile home in rural North Carolina. In essay after essay, Sedaris proceeds from bizarre conundrums of daily life-having a lozenge fall from your mouth into the lap of a fellow passenger on a plane or armoring the windows with LP covers to protect the house from neurotic songbirds-to the most deeply resonant human truths. Culminating in a brilliant account of his venture to Tokyo in order to quit smoking, David Sedaris s sixth essay collection is a new masterpiece of comic writing from a writer worth treasuring ( Seattle Times ). Praise for When You Are Engulfed in Flames Older, wiser, smarter and meaner, Sedaris.defies the odds once again by delivering an intelligent take on the banalities of an absurd life. -- Kirkus Reviews This latest collection proves that not only does Sedaris still have it, but he s also getting better.Sedaris s best stuff will still--after all this time--move, surprise, and entertain. -- Booklist Table of Contents: It s CatchingKeeping UpThe UnderstudyThis Old HouseBuddy, Can You Spare a Tie?Road TripsWhat I LearnedThat s AmoreThe Monster MashIn the Waiting RoomSolutions to Saturday s PuzzleAdult Figures Charging Toward a Concrete ToadstoolMemento MoriAll the Beauty You Will Ever NeedTown and CountryAerialThe Man in the HutOf Mice and MenApril in ParisCrybabyOld FaithfulThe Smoking Section. Bookseller Inventory # ABZ9780316154680

Book Description Back Bay Books 2009-06-02, 2009. PAPERBACK. Book Condition: New. 0316154687 Has stickers on cover. Otherwise in new condition. Hardcover Edition. We are a tested and proven company with over 900,000 satisfied customers since 1997. We ship daily M-F. Choose expedited shipping (if available) for much faster delivery. Delivery confirmation on all US orders. Bookseller Inventory # Z0316154687ZN

Book Description Little, Brown Company, United States, 2009. Paperback. Book Condition: New. Reprint. 214 x 138 mm. Language: English Brand New Book. David Sedaris s ability to transform the mortification of everyday life into wildly entertaining art, ( The Christian Science Monitor ) is elevated to wilder and more entertaining heights than ever in this remarkable new book.Trying to make coffee when the water is shut off, David considers using the water in a vase of flowers and his chain of associations takes him from the French countryside to a hilariously uncomfortable memory of buying drugs in a mobile home in rural North Carolina. In essay after essay, Sedaris proceeds from bizarre conundrums of daily life-having a lozenge fall from your mouth into the lap of a fellow passenger on a plane or armoring the windows with LP covers to protect the house from neurotic songbirds-to the most deeply resonant human truths. Culminating in a brilliant account of his venture to Tokyo in order to quit smoking, David Sedaris s sixth essay collection is a new masterpiece of comic writing from a writer worth treasuring ( Seattle Times ). Praise for When You Are Engulfed in Flames Older, wiser, smarter and meaner, Sedaris.defies the odds once again by delivering an intelligent take on the banalities of an absurd life. -- Kirkus Reviews This latest collection proves that not only does Sedaris still have it, but he s also getting better.Sedaris s best stuff will still--after all this time--move, surprise, and entertain. -- Booklist Table of Contents: It s CatchingKeeping UpThe UnderstudyThis Old HouseBuddy, Can You Spare a Tie?Road TripsWhat I LearnedThat s AmoreThe Monster MashIn the Waiting RoomSolutions to Saturday s PuzzleAdult Figures Charging Toward a Concrete ToadstoolMemento MoriAll the Beauty You Will Ever NeedTown and CountryAerialThe Man in the HutOf Mice and MenApril in ParisCrybabyOld FaithfulThe Smoking Section. Bookseller Inventory # ABZ9780316154680

Book Description Back Bay Books. PAPERBACK. Book Condition: New. 0316154687 The best-selling author of Me Talk Pretty One Day and Naked presents a collection of essays in his signature droll style that explores such topics as an effort to make coffee while the water is shut off, an annoying fellow passenger on a plane journey, and a smoking-cessation trip to Tokyo. Reprint. Bookseller Inventory # 4862373